61.   The second leg of his visit is organized by the party representing the interests of the Hungarian minority in Romania, which holds two ministerial posts in the government.

62.   The talks are likely to focus on a controversial language bill that, according to its opponents, may discriminate against the Hungarian minority in Slovakia.

63.   Thousands called on Prime Minister Gyula Horn to resign Thursday as they demostrated against a friendship treaty with Romania that critics claim sells out the Hungarian minority there.

64.   Vojvodina has a large ethnic Hungarian minority.

65.   He said Eva-Maria Barki was the target of Bucharest for having actively defended the rights of the Hungarian minority in Romania for many years.

66.   Hungary and Romania pledged Monday to resume early negotiations to agree a treaty on the status of the two-million-strong Hungarian minority living in Romania.

67.   Hungary has been at odds with Romania over proposals to ban a parliamentary party representing the Hungarian minority fearing an attempt to spearhead a secessionist movement.

68.   Hungary has yet to reach agreement with Romania on the two million Hungarian minority in that country.

69.   In addition there is one independent, one representative of the Italian minority and one representative of the Hungarian minority.

70.   In return, Melescanu said Bucharest agreed to expand a declaration guaranteeing the rights of the ethnic Hungarian minority in Romania.